dziewka
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See also: dziewką
Polish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Old Polish dziewka, from Proto-Slavic *děvъka, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁(y)- (“to suckle, nurse”). Doublet of dziwka (“whore”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]dziewka f (diminutive dzieweczka)
- (archaic) girl
- Synonyms: dziewoja, dziewica, dziewczę, dziewczyna, dziewczynka
- (archaic) servant (unmarried girl working as a maid in the countryside)
Declension
[edit]Declension of dziewka
Further reading
[edit]Categories:
- Polish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Polish terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *dʰeh₁(y)-
- Polish terms inherited from Old Polish
- Polish terms derived from Old Polish
- Polish terms derived from Proto-Slavic
- Polish doublets
- Polish 2-syllable words
- Polish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Polish terms with audio pronunciation
- Rhymes:Polish/ɛfka
- Rhymes:Polish/ɛfka/2 syllables
- Polish lemmas
- Polish nouns
- Polish feminine nouns
- Polish terms with archaic senses
- pl:Female children
- pl:Occupations